Improvement in closing bottles



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'IMPROVEMENT IN CLOSING BOTTLES-- T0 ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: A

Be it known that I, NOAH PRESCOTT, of Dorchester, in ithe county of Norfolk, and Commonwealth of' Massachusetts, have invented a. new und useful .Improvement'in Bottle-Stoppers; and I' do lhereby declare that the following is a. `full and exactV description thereof',- reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the lei-:ters of reference :i1-lied'thereon. t l

Figure l is e view of the bottle, with the stopper attached, in perspective. Figure 2 is a. view of the collar or ring in elevation. V Figure 8 is n. vertical sectional view of the cap, including the stopper. Figure 4 represents the colianor ring in plan. vFigure' 5 represents in plcnthestopper vor coverthe cap andfring reversed. Figure 6 is va. vertical section of the cap, stopper .or cover, collar or ring, and a port of the neckofthe bottle, showing vthe protuberance or. projection in the upper neck otuthe bottle by which'the collar is kept in'plaee. v Y

The letters used in the dierent figures refer to the snmepmtvs,

To enable others skilled in the nrt to use my invention, I proceed to describe its constructionnnd operation. i

The cap f is designed to cover the upper neck and mouth. of the bottle.;l It is constructed with en orifice,

a, in the top, the usefof which will' be hereafter stated. "O-n the innerl side ofthe lower. part there are two inclines, e e', which project inward, and which correspond :ind-fit to two 'inclines, e e', upon lthe colla-r or ring c. iz is a. protuberance upon the ppcr neck of 'the bottle, designed to aid in holding the collar-.c in place. .The

cover orstopper b 4nittyhefrnede of Indio rubber or other Suitnblefmeterinl, of-proper thickness to maken close joint with the bottle when' the cup is on. nis n. curved slit in the cover or s topper, cnt upon'snch an inclination i to the surface lines ofthe coveror stopper as to allow the'port within the curve to be forced downwards, for the purpose of charging ,the bottle, whenusedfor soda. or mineral-water or other similm-` substances. l Y I When the cap is placed uponthe neck of the bottle, the inclines e e' lock in with the inclines e e. The ca-p is then turned until the joint is close. A reverse movement enables thc' user to take the cap from the bottle- In the drawings, the collar is construetedwith 'a hinge upon the Side ,.a.,nd theends are held in place upon.

the opposite side of the neck of the bottle' by inennsof a.' screw. It is :1p-purent thatthecap mayne constructed with less material than is indiceted by substituting a frame for the solid cap." It is also apparent that the stopper may be applied to fruit-cansnnd otherl similar vessels used for holding liquidsfor solids and. preserving them from thc atmospheric nir. I j A f A What I claim'as my. invention, and d sire to seein'c by Letters Patent, is

.The bottle-stopper. for bottles, cons, and other siuiilar Yvesselsconstructed end applied substantially ns described. Y I i. I

I also cleim the bottle-stopper b, @ththe c urvedslitn, constructed and,operating spbstuntiully :is described.

(Witnesses:`

` WILLIAM E DsoN,

J.' VHUBERT SHEpD. 

